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Welcome to Enkhuizen

City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments as well as the most unusual street names.

Discover Enkhuizen
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City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments and the most unusual street names. Also discover the Zuiderzee Museum and Sprookjeswonderland, be surprised by the special stores and enjoy the cozy restaurants. A day in Enkhuizen flies by, stay overnight and be sure to come back!

Calendar of events

address Waterwijs , Wierdijk 12, Enkhuizen

Waterwijs

This year the Zuiderzee Museum is all about water. While clean drinking water always flows from the tap, things used to be different for residents aro...

category binnenmuseumbuitenmuseumdekinderen
address Redders in de fles - 200 jaar KNRM, Zuiderspui 1, Enkhuizen

Rescuers in the bottle – 200 years of KNRM

The Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year to exist. This prompted the Bottle Ship Museum, together with bot...

Tuesday 10 September 2024

Tue10Sep
address Westerkerk, Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen

Summer opening Westerkerk

The Westerkerk is open to visitors from September 1 to 15, daily from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM, closed on Monday

Wednesday 11 September 2024

Wed11Sep
address ZIjdwerk, Zijdwerk 27, Wervershoof

Cycling route around the Grootslag polder

Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...

Tuesday 10 September 2024

category omgevingWattedoeninenkhuizen
Tue10Sep
address Zesstedenweg, Zesstedenweg 283, Grootebroek

Cycling route through the Grootslag polder

Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...

category omgevingWattedoeninenkhuizen
address Stadhuis, Breedstraat , Enkhuizen

Exhibition city hall Yvonne Gruis and Susan Keene

The beauty of Enkhuizen will be celebrated in a special way this fall with an exhibition and a photo book. Yvonne Gruis (photography) and Suzan Keene ...

Tuesday 10 September 2024

category kunstWattedoeninenkhuizen
Tue10Sep
address Westerkerk, Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen

Organ concerts Westerkerk Enkhuizen

A number of organ players are eager to play the already famous new organ in the Westerkerk. Entrance is free.

category concert
address Cinema Enkhuizen, Paktuinen 1, Enkhuizen

Nata per te

Een waargebeurd verhaal over een alleenstaande man die een weeskindje wil adopteren, maar moet opboksen tegen de starre rechterlijke regels.

Tuesday 10 September 2024

category film
Tue10Sep
address Broekerhaven, Broekerhavenweg , Bovenkarspel

Broekerhaven free market

The Broekerhaven free market takes place on September 14 from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Saturday 14 September 2024

Sat14Sep

Open Monumentendag

In 2024, Open Monument Day will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September. During this special weekend, thousands of monuments throughout the ...

Saturday 14 September 2024

Sat14Sep
address Binnenmuseum Zuiderzeemuseum, Wierdijk 12-22, Enkhuizen

Open Monument Day in the Zuiderzee Museum

Free tour of the Peperhuis and rainwater Take a free tour of the special architecture and construction details of the Peperhuis on Saturday 14 or Sund...

Saturday 14 September 2024

category Wattedoeninenkhuizen
Sat14Sep
address Zuiderkerk, Zuiderkerksteeg 1, Enkhuizen

Exhibition 600 Years of Zuiderkerk

This year marks the six hundredth anniversary of the start of the construction of the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen. For this reason, various activities hav...

Friday 13 September 2024

category kunstWattedoeninenkhuizen
Fri13Sep

Discover Enkhuizen

Visiting from the water
A day of history
Atmospheric shopping
Out with the family
By bicycle and ferry service

A day of history

No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible at every corner.

Discover historic Enkhuizen!

Top locations

Bottleship Museum

address Zuiderspui 1, Enkhuizen

A unique museum in Westfriesland is the 'Flessenscheepjes Museum' in Enkhuizen. This museum is located in the beautiful ...

category binnenstadcultuurdagjeuit

Drommedaris

address Paktuinen 1, Enkhuizen

The Drommedaris, or Chain Gate, was built in 1540 as a city gate, part of the city wall that surrounded Enkhuizen at the...

category bezienswaardighedenbezienswaardigheidgoudeneeuw

Recreatiebad Enkhuizerzand

address Kooizandweg 12, Enkhuizen

Recreational pool Enkhuizerzand is a multifunctional swimming pool where swimming enthusiasts can enjoy sports and recre...

category water

de Garden

address Randweg N505 , Enkhuizen

The Garden is the garden for flowers, vegetables and herbs in the beautiful nature of Enkhuizen.

category bloemengardengroente

Sprookjeswonderland

address Kooizandweg 9, Enkhuizen

Sprookjeswonderland is a fairytale park for families or grandpa and grandma with grandchildren. In Sprookjeswonderland y...

category attractieattractiesdagjeuit

Zuiderzeemuseum

address Wierdijk 12-22, Enkhuizen

Story of a rich culture In 1932, the Afsluitdijk closed the Zuiderzee from the Wadden Sea and the new inland lake was na...